Implant failure with particulate silicone synovitis (detritic synovitis).
The authors present a case of particulate synovitis due to a silicone hemi-implant. Other names for this condition are silastic detritic synovitis and silastic foreign body synovitis. Small, free pieces of silastic cause inflammation of the synovial tissues. A literature review also is presented.
Perlman
M D
MD
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, Secaucus, New Jersey.
Schor
A D
AD
Gold
M L
ML
D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013585:Synovitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014034:Toes / Q000601:surgery
D012826:Silicone Elastomers